CVE-2026-35362CWE-367

uutils coreutils Missing TOCTOU Protection on Non-Linux Unix Platforms in Safe Traversal Module

Low · published April 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.6
EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The safe_traversal module in uutils coreutils, which provides protection against Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) symlink races using file-descriptor-relative syscalls, is incorrectly limited to Linux targets. On other Unix-like systems such as macOS and FreeBSD, the utility fails to utilize these protections, leaving directory traversal operations vulnerable to symlink race conditions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.6 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00199 · 9.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-367 · Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Published
2026-04-22T16:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 APR 16:08Z
    uutils coreutils Missing TOCTOU Protection on Non-Linux Unix Platforms in Safe Traversal Module
    cvelistv5